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mcnickle
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posted 04 July 2003 01:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mcnickle     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hi all,

Can anyone tell me the Irish for the town of Curry in Sligo.

Thanks.

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enfield
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posted 04 July 2003 05:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for enfield     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
In old Irish it is Cuirreach in modern( 20th century) Irish it is Currach. It means the morass,and can also mean a racecourse.

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